David McCoy

Chief Technology Officer

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News

CommandFests Return with 16 Events Throughout the World in Summer 2022

The 16 events will be spread across Magic’s four regions: seven in North America, three in South America, three in Europe, and three in Asia/Pacific.

Breaking News

New “Explorer” Format Will Bring Pioneer to MTG Arena…Eventually

Explorer is available to play on MTG Arena starting today and will eventually evolve into Pioneer over the course of the next few years.

Breaking News

Wizards is Raising Most Booster Pack Prices by 11% in July

Draft, Set, and Collector Boosters for premiere sets—as well as Bundles and JumpStart boosters—will have their prices raised by around 11%.

Breaking News

Magic: The Gathering Revenue Grew 7% in Q1 2022, Led by Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty generated $100 million in revenue and is one of the Top 3 best-selling Magic sets ever.

Card Kingdom

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Book Review

You Should Read: Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Whether over, under, or properly rated, Hyperion stands out among the standard science fiction classics.

Goblin Lore

Melthos? I Hardly Know Those!

The goblins welcome Taya back to discuss the concept of the hybrid Melvin/Vorthos player…the Melthos.

Breaking News

Alrund’s Epiphany, Divide by Zero, and Faceless Haven Banned in Standard

UR Epiphany was the most popular deck in Standard, while Mono-White and Mono-Green had the best win rates.

Breaking News

Teferi, Time Raveler Unbanned and Rebalanced in Historic

Teferi’s high power level resulted in it getting banned in Historic (until today), Standard, and Brawl. 

Breaking News

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Banned in Legacy

UR Delver had become one of the most popular decks in the format.

Breaking News

Atog, Bonder’s Ornament, and Prophetic Prism Banned in Pauper

Affinity and Tron have long been the bane of the Pauper format.

Breaking News

Golos, Tireless Pilgrim Banned in Commander

The Rules Committee said that Golos was negatively impacting format diversity. They also unbanned Worldfire.